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1. Excerpt from Sima's Undergarments For Women
   By SheKnows Entertainment Entourage on Jan 1, 2029

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   Author Ilana Stanger-Ross shares this excerpt from her new book Sima's Undergarments For Women. In a hidden underground bra shop...
2. Fall's best books
   By Donna Chavez on Oct 31, 2008

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   Fall is a time for politics, identity concealing costumes (oh, maybe those two always go together) and longer, chillier nights when...
3. April book reviews: Rants and raves - The Franciscan...
   By Donna Chavez on Apr 22, 2008

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   From Catholic Church conspiracies to law enforcement inadequacies -- and from the human genome to food and sex (to say nothing of...
4. Top 5 top books for March: Schulz and Peanuts, The Autoimmune...
   By Donna Chavez on Mar 25, 2008

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   March, like most months, is a mixed bag -- some fiction and some nonfiction. There are some three diamond, er, three-point books,...
5. February 2008 Reads, Rants and Ratings
   By Donna Chavez on Feb 26, 2008

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   What a great reading month! There’s something really good here for just about every taste. Whether it’s crime fiction, mystery,...
6. Martha buys Emeril's world
   By Joel D Amos on Feb 19, 2008

   In her effort to own everything house and home, Martha Stewart announced today a deal that puts her company squarely in control of...
7. The Lake Who Couldn't Stop Screaming, Shyness: How Normal...
   By Donna Chavez on Dec 27, 2007

   It's a breakthrough in technology: no wires, no batteries, no switches. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere -- even in the...
8. J.K. Rowling relieved Harry Potter loneliness is over
   On Sep 28, 2007

   As her final chapter in what will likely prove to be the largest selling opening book weekend in history, J.K. Rowling admits that the process of writing the seven novels has...
9. Order of the Phoenix puts spell over box office
   On Sep 28, 2007

   As Harry Potter fans begin to drool over the final book's arrival Friday at midnight, (see related story) , they fed their Potter passions over the weekend with the fifth...
10. Harry Potter book security tighter than the White House
    On Sep 28, 2007

    As a recent book retailer gathered its managers for a cross country conference call, the words from above could not be more stern: not one soul will see the final chapter of...
11. Is America ready for Harry Potter madness?
    On Sep 28, 2007

    It is truly an onslaught. The latest Harry Potter book no where near shelves and it's already breaking records. Harry Potter fans are pinching themselves in excitement....
12. De Niro and Scorsese bringing the mafia saga west
    On Sep 28, 2007

    Robert De Niro's Tribeca Productions and Paramount Pictures purchased the rights to Don Winslow's book "The Winter of Frankie Machine" last year. Rumors have swirled ever since...
13. Actress Keri Russell marries on Valentines Day
    On Sep 28, 2007

    Actress Keri Russell, best known as college student Felicity Porter on the WB drama Felicity , wed fiancé Shane Dreary in New York City on the most romantic of days (in...
14. Harry Potter says goodbye July 21
    On Sep 28, 2007

    Answering months of speculation, Harry Potter scribe J.K. Rowling announced Thursday that the latest, and final, wizardly book will hit bookstores July 21. Posting the news on...
15. Is the Harry Potter title ominous?
    On Sep 28, 2007

    J.K. Rowling has been dodging rumors of her hero's demise in Harry Potter's final literary installment since she began composing the work last year. On her website, the...
16. Robert Downey Jr. to write his autobiography
    On Sep 28, 2007

    Comeback kid Robert Downey Jr. has had quite a life, and he now plans to share the details with the world in an upcoming biography.  Downey has struck a deal with Harper...
17. J.K. Rowling to off two characters in final Harry Potter book
    On Sep 28, 2007

    In the final book of the saga of Harry Potter and his cohorts at Hogwarts, it has been revealed that at least two characters will meet with their demise.  J.K. Rowling...
18. Da follow-up to Da Vinci Code
    On Sep 28, 2007

    If you think it's bad to wait in line for two hours just to take a 2-minute roller coaster ride (a 1:60 ratio), just wait 'til you hear this one: There's going to be at...
19. The Mark, Play Dead, Lady in Blue, The Book of David and more...
    On Sep 28, 2007

    It's a breakthrough in technology: no wires, no batteries, no switches. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere -- even in the...
20. Cut to the Bone, Finn, The Novel, You Suck, Blue Death and...
    On Sep 28, 2007

    It's a breakthrough in technology: no wires, no batteries, no switches. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere -- even in the...